The Merseyside Industrial Heritage Society (MIHS) is looking for new faces to help with its committee. 2024 marks its 60th year, making it one of the oldest such societies in Britain. Established as the North Western Society for Industrial Heritage Society, it changed its name to the MIHS in 1977 as part of an earlier renewal of the society.
Like all such groups the committee needs refreshing from time-to-time. MIHS now needs new faces to help it organise its winter programme of lecture meetings, some on line, as well as the running a number of field visits in the spring and summer months including the annual “Long Weekend” in May. This is an excellent volunteering opportunity for a new generation to help develop the society as an important part of the Liverpool city region’s heritage landscape. For details on how to get involved email the Chairman, Peter Purland, at: petepurland@btinternet.com.
The Merseyside Industrial Heritage Society has been instrumental in recording and raising awareness about the Liverpool city region’s industrial heritage. A key part of this has been the Society’s guide to the industrial heritage sites of Merseyside. This was first published in 1974, in its earlier guise as NWSIAH. This has gone through several editions over the years, in 1984, 2007, and 2011. In 2020 the guide was comprehensively revised with support from the Association for Industrial Archaeology. The new guide is much more than a listing of locations. It contains comprehensive overviews of the industrial development of both the region and of the individual Merseyside boroughs. Further features are panels on “Notable Dock Engineers” and a guided walk past places associated with “Railway Pioneers”. These guides also provide a record of the way in which Merseyside’s heritage, its preservation and presentation, has evolved since 1964.
To learn more about the Merseyside Industrial Heritage Society visit their website here: http://www.mihs.org.uk/
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